Your wedding day is going to be amazing! You've spent months preparing for this one day. So many hours working out the details of invitations, seating charts, menus and playlists. And now, it all comes down to the last few minutes before your ceremony starts.

In the fleeting few moments before walking down the aisle, it’s not unusual to experience a rush of emotions.
Happy?
Of course!
Nervous?
Maybe :) Excited?
Definitely!

I think it’s important to capture a few portraits of this prep time so that you can look back on these photographs and recall exactly how you felt when the last tie was fastened on your wedding dress or what was on your mind when slipping on your shoes.
What it was like to see yourself in the mirror as the Bride for the very first time and seeing yourself as single for the last time.
Once the preparation time ends, the next steps taken in those beautiful shoes are going to be life changing. Years from now, these kinds of photographs can help you remember all the reasons that led up to this day ;)

Here is a collection of my favorite "get ready time/bridal prep" portraits. Mostly candid in nature, these images are a chapter mark in telling your wedding day story.

Asheville wedding photography + High Vista Club + The Laurel Room + Mountain Wedding K & I's Wedding 2018 -10 Highgrove Estate, Fuquay Varina wedding photography -229 Wedding photography at the VA Dare Ballroom, downtown Raleigh NC, J & B-5 Highgrove Estate, Fuquay Varina wedding photography -239 River Ridge Golf Club, Raleigh wedding photography-5 Highgrove Estate, Fuquay Varina wedding photography -235